Barabbas

Barabbas was a convicted murderer from Jerusalem who was freed by Pontius Pilate at the Passover feast instead of Jesus due to popular demand.

Biography
Barabbas was born in Judea, and he was an insurrectionary against Roman rule before being convicted of murder and sentenced to death. However, in 30 AD, he was the recipient of a Passover pardon from prefect Pontius Pilate by popular demand; however, this was done because of the Jewish crowd's hatred of the other prisoner, Jesus, and the criminal Barabbas walked free as the innocent Jesus was crucified.